Christian Albert Theodor Billroth (26 April 1829 – 6 February 1894) was a German surgeon and amateur musician. As a surgeon, he is generally regarded as the founding father of modern abdominal surgery.

Theodor Billroth (born April 26, 1829, Bergen auf Rügen, Prussia [Germany]—died Feb. 6, 1894, Abbazia, Austria-Hungary [now Opatija, Croatia]) was a Viennese surgeon, generally considered to …

The Billroth procedures are named for Christian Albert Theodor Billroth (1829–1894), an Austrian surgeon who performed the first successful gastric resection in 1881.

Christian Albert Theodor Billroth, born in Rügen on April 26, 1829, is considered a pioneer of gastrectomy. Billroth entered the history of general surgery with his two famous methods of gastric …

The Billroth I, Billroth II, and Roux-en-Y procedures are common methods to re-establish the path for food. Understanding their distinct anatomical arrangements and physiological implications helps …

Foremost amongst the innovators was Theodor Billroth, justly famed as the founding father of modern surgery. His fame today rests predominantly on his achieving the first successful gastrectomy …

Nov 2, 2006 · He introduced gastric antral resection in 1881 but found that gastroduodenal anastomosis (Billroth I) entailed risk of dehiscence (“Billroth’s angle of sorrows”) and so devised repair by …

In 1867, Billroth was appointed Chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of Vienna by Emperor Franz Joseph I. Billroth performed the first successful esophagectomy in 1872 and the …

The Billroth I procedure for gastroduodenostomy is the most physiologic type of gastric resection, since it restores normal continuity. Although long preferred by some in the treatment of gastric ulcer or …

Christian Albert Theodor Billroth (*April 26, 1829, Rügen, Germany; † February 6, 1894, Abbazia, Istria) was a German surgeon and a pioneer of modern abdominal and laryngeal surgery. He is considered …